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Maine · Census place 60545

Portland city, ME

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Portland city has 68,505 residents, ranking #1 of 155 places in Maine. Median household income is $76,174, the median home is worth $452,600 and median gross rent runs $1,487 a month.

Population
68,505Portland city residents
Median household income
$76,174Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$452,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,487Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
46.7%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Portland city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Portland city median would spend about 23.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.2% of residents and 46.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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